The mummy’s removal has sparked an online debate over consent, the ethics of displaying human remains, and how history should be presented to the public.3 min readOct 23, 2026 01:51 PM ISTEthical row erupts as museum pulls ancient mummy display over consent concerns. (photo credit: X/ Jonny McFarlane)AI Narration Listen 00:000.5x0.75x1x1.25x1.5x2xThank you for your feedback.Your feedback has been reported succesfully.In a recent Egyptian mummy exhibition at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, a mummy was removed because it lacked “consent from the deceased individual.”The Telegraph reported that visitors and art enthusiasts found signs posted by managers explaining that they had “removed human remains from this display as a mark of respect.” The item reportedly included a coffin with the remains of Nekht, a priest, a recovered mummified right hand from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, and a mummified male head and right foot.The Daily Mail reported that further human remains from Kelvingrove and St Mungo Museum are planned for removal by Glasgow Life, a charitable organisation funded by the SNP-led Glasgow city council. Visitor Jonny McFarlane noticed the move and took to social media after taking his daughter to the ancient Egypt exhibition.My daughter has a book on the ancient Egyptians and has been quite animated by it so we took her to Kelvingrove Museum to see their mummy. Except, it’s no longer there.All ‘human remains’ gone with the following sign up in place of exhibits that have been there for years. https://t.co/DKGOx4VjpR— Jonny McFarlane (@jonnyrmcfarlane) October 17, 2026McFarlane took to X and wrote, “My daughter has a book on the ancient Egyptians and has been quite animated by it, so we took her to Kelvingrove Museum to see their mummy, except it’s no longer there. All ‘human remains’ gone with the following sign up in place of exhibits that have been there for years.”The move by the museum sparked debate on what accounts for consent, especially when it comes to historical objects.One user commented on the post saying, “The museum sector is ideologically possessed these days. Walked round a museum in Bath recently, and every sign had a second sign under it where some victim group pertaining to the first sign had to be called out. Every single sign.”Another user wrote, “I’m sorry, especially for your daughter. All under the heading, the nanny state knows better than parents in how to educate children to the realities of life. Scotland. A dependency culture where the govt provides all. Controls all. And dictates culture. In short…”A third user wrote, “I think if I was a couple thousand-year-old mummy in a museum I’d be proud. Better than being underground in the dark.”© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...AdvertisementLive BlogIndia News Live Updates, 22 October 2026: Bomb threat received at Mumbai’s mayor’s office, nothing suspicious found11 minutes agoJailer 2 Box Office Collection Day 8 Updates: Rajinikanth film earns Rs 606.5 cr; sells record 8.7 million tickets on BookMyShow24 minutes agoDelhi Protest Live Updates: Traffic diversion near Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, Jantar Mantar till 5pm amid call for anti-CEC protest34 minutes agoUdta Teer Review and Release Live Updates: Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer is ‘Dhurandhar in reverse’, fans loving the ‘laugh riot’44 minutes agoWorld News Today Live Updates: 14 Indians involved in yacht incident off Yemen coast, Indian embassy assures help15 hours agoAdvertisement